Karla Garcia Connector Staff The American Red Cross is looking for student volunteers to promote blood drives on campus. At the most recent blood drive, hosted in Cumnock Hall, the American Red Cross only had a total of 44 appointments, and are hoping to get more volunteers in the future. Dave Koerner, the recruiter for…
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SGA hosts Chancellor’s Forum with city manager
At University Crossing, students present ideas for Lowell’s future Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff As the campuses and student population of UMass Lowell continue to grow, many are turning to a current initiative that will tailor the city in order to better suit the university. Along with the Student Government Association and Chancellor Marty Meehan, city…
Evangelical Baptists stir debate on South Campus
Michael Caizzi Connector Staff If you walked through South Campus last Wednesday, you may have seen a student holding a sign that read “I eat ass-Jesus” and another waving a Communist flag. You may have heard student’s chanting “bullshit!” You may have seen several men yelling to a large crowd that evolution was a lie,…
Stiff competition at the annual student-professor debate
Al Gentile Connector Editor DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS AT THIS EVENT NECESSARILY REFLECT THEIR ACTUAL VIEWS ON THE GIVEN SUBJECT “It’s a good thing to get the students and professors on a more personal level,” said Danielle Brouder, psychology major and president of the Political Science Club. On Wednesday…
Alternative House: a refuge from domestic abuse
Al Gentile Connector Editor Domestic abuse is a problem that spans age, gender, social status and race. For many Americans, domestic abuse has deeply affected their lives. In fact, a 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that nearly one in three women and one in five men experienced rape, physical violence or…
Rourke Bridge construction to end in October
A permanent solution is upwards of a decade away Al Gentile Connector Editor Recent construction on the Rourke Bridge in Lowell has redirected large amounts of traffic onto the University Bridge route, heavily affecting both native North Campus and inter-Campus travel. Students and Lowell citizens at large are asking themselves, “What’s going on? When will…
South Campus dining 2016: a first glimpse
Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff As South Campus residents and patrons become accustomed to the crumbling balconies and the shouted jargon of construction workers, many questions remain regarding the outcome of this project and what the impact on campus will be. The building formerly known as McGauvran Student Center is to be repurposed to include new…
